15 Things Men Never Notice About Women

Says one man: "How are we supposed to tell the difference between Relentless Red and Russian Red lipstick?"

Men are notoriously bad at picking up on small details. It's not because we don't care, it's because we're not paying attention to what's going on. Don't hold it against us — it's a miracle we retain information like what your face looks like, let alone that the blue shirt you're wearing is different than the blue shirt we've seen you wear before. Here are 15 more things you shouldn't get mad at us for not noticing:

1. A new purse.
It's like the old thing you put a bunch of stuff in, except a different color. As far as we're concerned, all purses look the same.

2. Unshaved legs.
Unless you're coming at us like Sasquatch, we probably can't tell you have a little bit of stubble on your legs.

3. New candles.
The part of our brain that lets us process candles in general is just missing. If you take us to a Yankee Candle store in the mall, we just see a black void. Point being, there's no way we're going to tell the difference between "Vanilla," "French Vanilla," and "Vanilla Cupcake."

4. No makeup.
Women never believe this, but sometimes we don't notice you're not wearing makeup. We really don't. And then we get yelled at for lying. This is one of life's greatest mysteries.

5. New shoes.
We never look below anyone's knees.

6. Blush.
We don't know what blush is, so how can we even tell when you've changed yours?

7. Cellulite.
Everyone is more critical of their own body. Personally, I don't think I've ever seen cellulite, but the countless times I've been called a liar tell me otherwise.

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